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Archive for the ‘Historic’ Category
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
North Lake Tahoe as towns and villages pull out all the stops for scary and merry Halloween events starting this week.
This Friday, October 16 the Rocky Horror Dance Party & Costume Contest on the Marina Green at the Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City starts off the festivities beginning at 7 p.m. with the movie showing followed by dancing and costume contest.
Tahoe City’s Harvest Festival is in full swing featuring the Rideout Community Center Pumpkin Patch Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with bounce house, dessert walk, hay and pony rides, silly games and pumpkin patch.
Tahoe City merchants are staying open late so children can trick-or-treat down “main street” Saturday, October 31 from 4-6 p.m.
Incline Village’s 2nd Annual Monster Dash is set for Saturday, October 17, 11 a.m. with a 5K fun run that starts in the Upper Village Center. Halloween costumes are encouraged for all runners, walkers and spectators.
The 30th Annual Pumpkin Patch returns to the Incline Village Elementary School Saturday, October 17 with clowns, a bake sale, bounce house and pony rides.
The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Casino & Spa in Incline Village hosts their first-ever Pumpkin Carving Contest Saturday, October 24, 4-6 p.m., for ages 6 to 12 years, with prizes awarded to the best jack o’ lantern creators.
The first-ever Historic Haunted Tour of Truckee is Wednesday, October 21, with a guided walking tour about the city’s Old West heritage including shootouts and it’s haunted history. The adult only tour includes a glass of wine, live music and a silent auction. Childcare is provided by the KidZone Museum in Truckee with “Professor Higginbody’s Halloween Night Out.” Cost is $10 per child for parents attending the tour and includes gooey pizza and oozy science activities for children 2 years and older. Guided tour tickets are $25 per person.
Spending the witching hours at the Village at Squaw Valley, where travelers can guess the weight of The Giant Pumpkin anytime from Saturday, October 24 through Saturday, October 31, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with prizes for the closest guess. There’s also a Great Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt during that same week, and trick-or-treating with merchants on Halloween. Both the Auld Dubliner and Le Chamois host Halloween Costume Bashes Saturday, October 31 featuring DJs spinning the tunes.
The Tahoe Maritime Museum on the West Shore gets into the Halloween spirit Thursday, October 29 with Family Night Out starting at 5 p.m. with children’s activities and family-friendly movie. Guests of all sizes are encouraged to wear costumes.
It’s adults only at the Devil’s Night Costume Party with AC/DShe at the Crystal Bay Casino in Crystal Bay Friday, October 30, 10 p.m. Tickets are $23 per person. The rock band Tainted Love gets partiers grooving on Halloween starting at 9 p.m. with the Creepers Ball Costume Party. Tickets are $25 per person.
A complete list of activities is available online.
Tags: activities, entertainment, Events, Halloween
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
 Tahoe Adventure Company just introduced a new kayak tour that has groups launching at Sand Harbor State Park and then paddling over to the region’s historic Thunderbird Lodge. Arriving at the private beach landing, paddlers then take a walking tour of this 1930’s estate and learn the story of George Whittell, the eccentric man who built it, followed by a fantastic deli spread lunch on the shores of Lake Tahoe. You’ll also find additional tours offered by Tahoe Adventure Company by visiting online.
History and outdoor buffs use their own two feet on a new, guided walking tour of Tahoe City. The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society takes participants from the Gatekeeper’s Museum and along North Lake Tahoe Boulevard to Watson Cabin, which turns 100 this year, and speaks to the stories and legends that characterize this town.
Pack your lunch if you’re headed down the one-mile, steep trail to visit Lake Tahoe’s only castle. Vikingsholm Castle offers a sandy beach perfect for a picnic and a quick dip in the region’s clear, blue waters. Tours are available of this majestic home, built in 1929 and situated at the head of Emerald Bay. Also on the West Shore is Ehrman Mansion, the opulent summer home of a San Francisco businessman and built in 1903.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Lake Tahoe is warming up with sunny skies expected all week capping off with a wonderful weekend of mid-70s.
Calling all bird watchers! The Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village is hosting “Osprey in the Sierra Nevada” Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. Lisa Fields, an environmental scientist with the Sierra District of California State Parks, discusses the osprey, a fish-eating bird, and those that nest at Donner Lake, Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake. A $5 per person donation is requested.
Dust off your golf clubs. Northstar-at-Tahoe in Truckee opens its driving range Friday, May 15 and all 18 holes on its golf course on May 22 just in time for the Memorial Weekend holiday.
As part of Nevada Historic Preservation month, the Thunderbird Lodge National Historic Site hosts an open house Saturday, May 16 with guided tours of the property including its exclusive 600-foot tunnel. Located just minutes from Incline Village, tours begin at 10 a.m. and advanced registration is required. Cost is $20 per person.
The Spring Paddle (Kayak) Day at Sand Harbor State Park is set for Saturday, May 16. Experience the beautiful, rocky shoreline of Lake Tahoe and have lunch at Sand Harbor afterwards. Cost is $20 per person, lunch included.
The Memorial Day Weekend signals the North Lake Tahoe’s 3rd Annual Opening Day at the Lake. This four-day special event begins Friday, May 22 and runs through Sunday, May 25, and is comprised of celebrations and festivities primarily along the West Shore. Come out for restaurant deck openings, guided museum tours, live jazz and the popular Mike Brown Seaplane Splash-In.
Check out our special event listings for more activities.
Tags: birds, Events, golf, kayak, memorial weekend, Spring, thunderbird, Tours
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Ready for summer? North Lake Tahoe is with its official summer kick off, the 3rd annual Opening Day at the Lake held on Memorial Weekend, May 22-25.
A four-day celebration filled with a variety of events takes place on the West Shore and includes:
· Deck opening celebrations at Sunnyside Resort, West Shore Café and Bridgetender
· Openings and tours of the historical Vikingsholm Castle and Ehrman Mansion
· Guided museum tour of the Tahoe Maritime Museum along with activities for kids
· Live jazz on the deck at the West Shore Café
· Open house and bingo party at the Rideout Community Center
· Olympic Heritage fund-raiser and swing band at Granlibakken Resort
· Dedication for the Olympic Events Museum at Sugar Pine Point State Park
· …and the very popular Mike Brown Seaplane Splash-In and BBQ
Be sure to pick up your event passport and get it stamped (15 stamps minimum) to qualify for numerous prizes and gift certificates such as a one-hour jet ski rental at High Sierra Waterski, $200 savings bond from Bank of the West, two-night stay at Granlibakken Resort, dinner for two at Sunnyside Resort, $35 gift certificate at Tahoe House Bakery, three adult ski lift tickets at Homewood Mountain Resort, Sherman Homes wine basket, bike rentals for four at West Shore Sports and a two-night stay at the historic Chaney House. Winners are drawn June 15 and notified by phone.
Opening Day at the Lake is spearheaded by Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Association.
Tags: entertainment, Historic, holiday, memorial weekend, music, opening day, Prizes, Tours
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Big, blue skies are in store this week with highs in the 50s and 60s equaling perfect weather for exploring North Lake Tahoe and the Sierra’s via foot or bike or ski or board. Although you’ll want to keep your fleece handy as weather forecasts predict a chance of snow for Friday and the weekend.
Catch those last runs of the season at Squaw Valley USA (open until May 10), Sugar Bowl (closing April 26) or Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe (open April 24-26 and May 1-3).
Ready for spring? You know North Lake Tahoe is when Gar Woods Grill & Pier opens its lakeside deck. Come out and celebrate the warm weather with Tahoe’s signature drink – the Wet Woody.
The Squaw Valley Institute hosts A Night of Cowboy Poetry Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m., at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley. Be transported back in time by poetry, music and folklore to experience cattle drives, characters and critters of the Old West. Cost is $10 donation per person.
The Tahoe Center of Environmental Sciences hosts the Undersea Voyager Project at Lake Tahoe with Scott Cassell Thursday, April 23, 5:30-7 p.m. in Incline Village. Cassell embarks on a six-week expedition in the waters of Lake Tahoe starting April 27 through May 31. Find out about plans to investigate the ancient earthquake and tsunami that formed McKinney Bay, search for invasive clam on the lake bottom and explore methods of how to best visualize the clams and associated algal blooms. Cost is $5 per person.
Get a leg up on summer and help save the environment. Tahoe City’s Alpenglow Sports & Chaco Sandals Arbor Day is Thursday, April 23 and Sunday, April 26. Customers purchasing any pair of Chaco sandals or flip-flops will have a tree planted for them in a national park, courtesy of Chaco and the National Arbor Day Foundation.
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Tags: Deals, restaurant, ski, Spring
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
$4-million More Needed to Restore Historic Tahoe
LandmarkWith a major gift from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society has raised more than half of the money it needs to preserve the George Whittell Thunderbird Lodge National Historic District at Lake Tahoe. Completing the $10‐million campaign will end years of uncertainty as to the fate of Nevada’s only historic house museum estate at Lake Tahoe and permit the Thunderbird Lodge historic site to remain open for public tours in the Preservation Society’s stewardship for generations to come.
“These gifts from the Reynolds Foundation and other donors will form a permanent Preservation Fund to pay for the long‐term care of these historic buildings”, says Bill Watson, Executive Director for the Preservation Society. “Once the capital campaign goal is reached, the Society can turn its attention to exciting new programs like Hands‐on‐History—the Tahoe heritage program for K‐12 schoolchildren.”
Nearly 10,000 visitors tour Thunderbird Lodge each year including students from five counties in Nevada and California.
For more information about the programs of the Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society visit online.
Tags: Historic, Incline Village, thunderbird
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